WORLD CULTURES
Thai School the older person first as a sign of respect. The Thai national anthem is played at 8.00am every morning. Students stand to attention out of respect for the anthem. Thai schools have clubs, which students can join at lunchtimes, such as chess club, art club, volleyball club and computer club. At the end of the day, students help to clean the classroom.
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School in Thailand is the same in many ways to school in our country, but there are also some differences. Students are not allowed to wear their shoes inside – shoes are placed on special shelves outside each room. Students greet their teachers with a wai. A wai is where someone places their hands together like they are praying and bows their head. A younger person always wai’s
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in many different ways. They might take a threewheeled bicycle taxi called a samlor or a motorcycle taxi called a tuk-tuk.
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